by ICPE | Mar 7, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, State Budget, Vouchers
Defend your public schools At the half-way point Did you feel the collective sigh last week? It was every legislator, every staff member, and every citizen who cares about public education and has been following bills before the Indiana General Assembly. The session...
by ICPE | Mar 3, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Education Savings Accounts, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, State Budget, Teacher Pay, Vouchers
Budget reflects priorities – leaky bucket of school funding It’s another budget session–one where we get to see the priorities of Indiana’s legislature. We see already that charters and vouchers will likely wind up as winners. In fact, of the new...
by ICPE | Feb 22, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Billion Dollar Bake Sale, Day of Action 2023, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, Rally 2023, School Funding, State Budget, Teacher Pay, Vouchers
“Indiana’s Billion Dollar Bake Sale” During ICPE’s Day of Action at the Statehouse held on February 20, 2023 (Presidents’ Day), we hosted a mock bake sale to illustrate that no amount of fundraising can make up for the losses to public...
by Keri Miksza & Jenny Robinson of ICPE Monroe County | Feb 22, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Education Savings Accounts, Get Involved, ICPE - Monroe County, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, Rural Schools, School Funding, State Budget, Teacher Pay, Vouchers
2023 Legislative Update – The Sucker Punch 2023 Legislative Update We’re well into the 2023 legislative session, and some of us are asking: Do our legislators understand that public schools* are essential infrastructure in communities across Indiana—rural,...
by Dr. Vic Smith | Feb 16, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Day of Action 2023, Dr. Jennifer McCormick, Education Savings Accounts, Get Involved, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Partisan School Boards, Privatization, Rally 2023, School Funding, Special Events, State Budget, Statehouse Notes, Vouchers
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #372 Dear Friends, Are extremist neo-Nazi parents going to teach hate to their students in Indiana home schools funded by you, the taxpayer? Senate Bill 305 would allow every parent (there are no funding limits in the current bill) to sign...
by Dr. Vic Smith, Founder & Board Member, ICPE | Jan 27, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Education Savings Accounts, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, State Budget, Statehouse Notes, Vouchers
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #370 – A radical plan Dear Friends, The Indiana Senate Education Committee approved a bill Wednesday that would freeze out community members, taxpayers and even state leaders from any influence over what the students of Indiana...
